^PSG, if you can make it all the way to the bottom, you will have a big smile on your face because you like the same sorts of things I do
I look at it as preserving history and keeping the good stuff before it gets deleted from the Internet

I've saved over 7,000 of the best of Tumblr / Pinterest / sartorial blogs - both classic and street / workwear on my Pinterest
it includes good stuff (vintage, too) that shows up on eBay from Rubinacci, Kiton, Borrelli, G'abo, Sartoria, Attolini, Isaia and the like all saved in one place
https://www.pinterest.com/i6434/sartorial/
whenever I see something good, I pin it to that site

welcome back Chips
there's a guy in Italy that's doing some amazing patina work even with suede - Alexander Nurulaeff - check out his website and his videos on YouTube
I love the black and brown of the Venturi boot near the bottom...might be a good goal for your boots
http://www.dandyshoecare.it/
http://dandyshoecare.tumblr.com/archive